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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+6:00: Holy Cross wins first FCS playoff game with late touchdown
+6:00: Immigrant couple work tirelessly to run Korean restaurant in Worcester
+6:00: Worcester's tax classification hearing scheduled for November 30th
+6:00: Area musicians reflect on their gratitude heading into the holiday season
-The Best of Who We Are: Worcester Police Officer Enmanuel "Manny" Familia and Worcester Magazine's other Hometown Heroes of 2021
-Worcester Common ice rink opens today for first time since 2019
-18-year-old Worcester man arrested on gun charge
-Food: Mrs. Moriconi’s Ice Cream to open permanent location in Tatnuck Square in Worcester
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Six Things to Do: "Spamalot," Silverbacks, Giuliano D'Orazio, Festival of Lights and more ...
-Homes: This shagadelic 1950s home in Worcester is listed for $679,900
-Shopping: Shoppers head to the Auburn Mall for Black Friday deals
-8 small businesses in Worcester reflect on importance of Small Business Saturday
-Fewer Cyber Monday deals but bargains at Worcester area restaurants
-9 women-owned New England shops you can support this Small Business Saturday
-5 reasons to shop small Saturday
-Animals: Worcester area pets waiting to be adopted: Meet Todd & more
-Large pig found roaming outside Solomon Pond Mall reunited with owner
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
-NEW Wachusett Wine & Spirits podcast (19:37): Whiskey Bracket Challenge
-Storage units with donated items to be sold for charity in November
-Winston W. Wiley: We’re pretty good at giving, but need to work harder at caring
-Tribute to longtime plumbing company owner who was also a Shrewsbury Street fixture all his life
-Here is where the city will be picking up leaves today
-ICYMI: Man drowns in Shrewsbury after leaving a party in distress Wednesday night, prompting helicopter, K-9 search by police
-St. Vincent Hospital nurses spend Thanksgiving on strike
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Holden hosting Small Business Saturday event
-Alpacas welcome guest vendors for Small Business Saturday in Grafton
-Millbury police seek suspects in attempted breaking and entering
-Veterans visit Paxton Center School to offer lesson in service
-New shake, tea business in Westborough adds “Vivacity” to drinks in response to pandemic
-Sports: Holy Cross football team prepares for NCAA game against Sacred Heart
-"We've waited nearly four decades" (1:31): Holy Cross releases awesome hype video in advance of today's home playoff game
-Tickets to Saturday's NCAA playoff game at Holy Cross start at $15
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Spurs best Celtics, 96-88; Rangers beat Bruins, 5-2
-The top high school football performances and big wins from Thanksgiving
-Cars: Bertera Nissan has the cars for winter driving in Central Massachusetts (5:19)
-Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston
-Business: Black Friday returns, but isn't what it used to be
-Poll shows majority of Mass. residents think marijuana legalization is overall positive for state
-National: 3 shot in fight at North Carolina mall
-One seriously hurt in shooting at Washington State mall
-Tragic: Man killed at dinner table on Thanksgiving by stray bullet
-12-year-old killed by stray bullet during Thanksgiving celebration in California
-New England: Woman found dead inside Lowell home, DA investigating as apparent homicide
-Health: Certain Old Spice, Secret products recalled due to presence of carcinogenic chemical
-TV/Streaming: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
-Celebrity: Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim dead at 91
-History: Worcester's Villages in 1875
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): After 25 years, man reconnects with person who saved his life
-Meanwhile, in Rhode Island, high school football player does flips to distract defense before touchdown (1:04)
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Classifieds (Help Wanted)
-Seasonal Product Coordinator E-Commerce, with $2,000 sign on bonus by Dec. 2, in Worcester
-Host/hostess in Worcester
-Multiple opportunities, Town of Holden DPW
-General Warehouse positions in Worcester
-Busy law office seeking secretary full time in Worcester
-Make Giving Back Your Second Act: AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP and SCP looking for volunteers 55 years of age and older
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-South African scientists brace for wave propelled by new Omicron variant
-World races to contain new threat, the Omicron variant
-EXPLAINER: What is the new variant in South Africa?
-WHO hosts special meeting on worrying new variant
-Moderna seeks to develop variant-specific boosters for mutations like Omicron
-Earlier: New variant has scientists very concerned
-ICYMI: Your booster side effects shouldn’t be as "Intense" this time
-Mass. officials report 5,058 new cases, 24 additional deaths over 2-day period
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
+6:00: Central Mass. drought status ends thanks to summer rain
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Pulse Magazine Weekend Guide (:22)
+6:00: Stephen DiRado’s Bell Pond photos are subject of N.Y.C. show, new book
+6:00: Worcester Arts Council opens grant application
+6:00: Gateway Players announce October dates for "The Outsider"
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
+Director of Communications, WRECC
-Prep cook and wait staff, Shrewsbury Street bistro
-Public safety communications, town of Auburn
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